Pakistan Taliban says American, British fighters killed

Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan post video on militant websites identifying a Briton and an American killed in battle.

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani Taliban have included a Briton and an American in a slideshow of fighters killed in battle that also eulogises al Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden.

According to the US monitoring service SITE, the 12-minute, 56-second video was posted on militant websites on February 6 and was prepared by Umar Studio, the media wing of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.

It identifies the American by the name of Inaam and the Briton as Abbas.

No date or location was listed for their deaths. It showed a photograph of Abbas wearing a black turban and sporting a thick black beard. Inaam was shown smiling slightly.

The video starts with a recitation of Quranic verses, before showing photographs of the slain fighters while they were alive or in death.

It also includes a photograph of bin Laden, who was shot dead by US Navy SEALs in Abbottabad on May 2, 2011.

"He faced a lot of hardships in this world, but he got martyrdom with the blessing of Allah," said TTP leader Hakimullah Mehsud of bin Laden.